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group to select from,” said
KCST news director George
Henry. “There were so many
outstanding student athletes,
with each of them making big
contributions to their teams’
overall successes.”
At the close of the awards
ceremony, which included
entertainment provided by
Siuslaw’s cheerleading squad
and specialty desserts prepared
by Siuslaw High School’s culi-
nary students and served by
PRIDE members.
Siuslaw sophomore Hannah
Rannow and senior Kyle King
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has set the
pace for what
is likely to be
one of the most accomplished
athletic careers in many years at
Siuslaw. As a sophomore this
season, she has already claimed
the school's fastest-ever mile
race time — then bested her
own record by 10 seconds a
short time later for a new record
of 5 minutes, 25.55 seconds.
Her performance this season,
more than anything, has been a
testimony to her sheer will and
commitment to improve at
something she loves.
“When I was in middle
school, I was slow and used
excuses to justify not running
well,” says Rannow. “When I
started high school, I decided
to push past excuses. I discov-
ered a strength in myself I
didn’t know I had.”
Rannow says that strength
has taught her to never give up
and stay focused on the import-
ant moments that matter.
This year, there have been
many moments that matter for
Rannow, both on the course
and in the classroom, culminating in some of the truest measures of success for a student
athlete. That has included being a part of last fall’s district championship girls cross country
team and second place individually at the OSAA 4A state cross country meet; 3,000-meter
and 800-meter district champion; 800-meter state champion and fifth at state in the 3,000-
meter race — all of this while carrying a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
Rannow’s focus has also included being the Lieutenant Governor of the Key Club’s Division
76, as well as being a member of the National Honor Society and school yearbook staff.
With two more years of her high school career still ahead of her, Rannow says her goals are
simply to get good grades, keep running, “keep pushing myself in each race” and — perhaps
most importantly — stay focused on those moments that matter.
“I want to do my best when presented with opportunity,” says Rannow.
Kyle King
Hannah Rannow
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Th ey may have also done it to keep
their customers sober enough to order
more drinks. Either way, it would in-
crease their profi ts.
I played sports in the 1960s, when
only the league champions advanced
to the state play-off s.
Th e recognition of be-ing a part of
the play-off s may have pressured the
OSAA (Oregon School Activities As-
sociation) to add more teams to the
mix.
Taking only the fi rst-place team
for play-off s defi nitely allowed most
schools to fi nish each sport season be-
fore the start of the next season. Cer-
tainly, it left out some deserving and
talented teams. My alma mater fi n-
ished the 1972 football season unde-
feated at 7-0-2.
It played Portland Christian in the
fi nal game of that year and ended in a
tie. Portland Christian was 8-0-1 and
went to the state play-off s. I am sure
there were other quality second-place
teams around the state that had been
left out of play-off s; the only way to
state in those years was to win your
league.
In 1985, my Siuslaw Viking baseball
team was one out from the state play-
off s. Our opponent had runners on
second and third base when the batter
struck out — but our catcher missed
the ball. He then overthrew fi rst base
and both runners scored. We lost the
game and the second-place standing
that would have sent us on to state.
Some of you may not remember the
Oregon school classifi cations. When
I played there were three. Th ey were
A-1, A-2, and B. In 1970, several small
school districts objected to the “B”
designation in their classifi cation iden-
tifi cation, so the OSAA changed to the
3A, 2A, and 1A identifi cation. As Ore-
gon’s population grew, so did the num-
ber and size of schools.
However, the play-off qualifi cations
remained the same; the fi rst-place
teams were still the only ones in the
play-off s. Th en in the mid-1980s, the
second-place teams were added to the
play-off s. As school districts grew, the
OSAA added another classifi cation
and, in 1991, the classifi cations ex-
panded to 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
As we entered 2000, even more teams
were added to the play-off s. In 2007,
the OSAA met and reclassifi ed schools
into 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A. Th ese
are in place today, with the play-off s
now allowing for 24 teams to com-
pete in the state brackets. Most leagues
qualify three teams each year. How-
ever, one league was made up of only
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three teams, with all three teams play-
off bound — including the 2-8 record
of that league’s third-place team.
Th e OSAA decided even more criteria
would be needed to make sure only
the top 24 teams qualifi ed. As a result,
it adopted the Colley Rating System,
which allows teams to improve their
rating by playing a tougher schedule.
Just looking at the headings of the cri-
teria I see: Overall record, RPI rank,
RPI rating, Colley rank and Colley rat-
ing.
Somehow, the OSAA throws all these
numbers into the mix and the top 24
teams in the state for each classifi ca-
tion are revealed. Th e top two teams
in each league are safe, but all other
teams are placed into the play-off s ac-
cording to their overall state ranking.
Th erefore, it is now possible for some
leagues to have just two teams in the
play-off s while other leagues can have
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play-off s means more fans at play-off s
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And since fans would fall off in great
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play-off s, more leagues fragmented to
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Th en “wild cards” were added to some
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Below is a re-cap of those
achievements both in and out
of the classroom as student ath-
letes.
yle King is relent-
less. In basketball,
he was the one you
didn’t want guard-
ing you — and the
one you didn’t want to guard.
The senior’s tremendous focus
and unflappable presence as a
defender was preditor-like as he
locked eyes with his opponents
and stalked them on the court.
When the team’s 6-foot-7 post
Trent Reavis went down with a
season-ending knee injury, King
quietly stepped up to help fill the
void.
“I knew I needed to play a big-
ger role. That spurred dramatic
personal improvement for me,”
says King.
His efforts on the hardwood
were recognized by Far West
League coaches, who named him
First team All League.
In track and field, King spoke
very little, saving his energy and
focus for the long jump and tri-
ple jump runways, and for his leg
of the 4x400-meter relay.
Ironically, when he wasn’t suit-
ed up for athletic competition,
King was wearing a different
kind of suit while delivering the
winning speech in the Rotary Club’s 4-way Speech Contest, eventually representing
the club at district competition — something King said “was an invaluable experi-
ence.”
Academically, King carries a 3.73 grade-point average (GPA) and is a member of the
Interact Club, National Honor Society, Kindness Club, and is a host on KCST Radio’s
weekly student-based Viking Hour radio show. He has also been a Future First Citizen
nominee and a member of the Academic Honor Roll.
“[Athletics] instilled within me the importance of dedication, commitment and
accountability in ways that no other form of teaching could,” says King, who will be
attending the University of Wyoming in the fall to earn a degree in psychology. “Ten
years from now, I want to be pursuing a psychology career, living by my convictions
with fervor and loving every day that comes my way.”
a n n a h
Rannow
Little
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of the Year based on their indi-
vidual achievements this past
year both athletically and aca-
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